diff --git a/src/depcache.erl b/src/depcache.erl
index 8f665a2..4343d44 100644
--- a/src/depcache.erl
+++ b/src/depcache.erl
@@ -297,12 +297,14 @@ memo(Fun, Key, MaxAge, Server) ->
     Result :: any().
 memo(Fun, Key, MaxAge, Dep, Server) ->
     Key1 = case Key of
-        undefined -> memo_key(Fun);
-        _ -> Key
-    end,
+               undefined -> memo_key(Fun);
+               _ -> Key
+           end,
     case ?MODULE:get_wait(Key1, Server) of
         {ok, Value} ->
             Value;
+        {throw, premature_exit} ->
+            ?MODULE:memo(Fun, Key, MaxAge, Dep, Server);
         {throw, R} ->
             throw(R);
         undefined ->
@@ -323,31 +325,58 @@ memo(Fun, Key, MaxAge, Dep, Server) ->
     Server :: depcache_server(),
     Result :: any().
 memo_key(Fun, Key, MaxAge, Dep, Server) ->
-	try
-		Value =
-			case Fun of
-				{M,F,A} -> erlang:apply(M,F,A);
-				{M,F} -> M:F();
-				_ when is_function(Fun) -> Fun()
-			end,
-		{Value1, MaxAge1, Dep1} =
-			case Value of
-				#memo{value=V, max_age=MA, deps=D} ->
-					MA1 = case is_integer(MA) of true -> MA; false -> MaxAge end,
-					{V, MA1, Dep++D};
-				_ ->
-					{Value, MaxAge, Dep}
-			end,
-		case MaxAge of
-			0 -> memo_send_replies(Key, Value1, Server);
-			_ -> set(Key, Value1, MaxAge1, Dep1, Server)
-		end,
-		Value1
-	catch
-		?WITH_STACKTRACE(Class, R, S)
-			memo_send_errors(Key, {throw, R}, Server),
-			erlang:raise(Class, R, S)
-	end.
+    ExitWatcher = start_exit_watcher(Key, Server),
+    try
+        try
+            {Value1, MaxAge1, Dep1} = case apply_fun(Fun) of
+                                          #memo{value=V, max_age=MA, deps=D} ->
+                                              MA1 = case is_integer(MA) of
+                                                        true -> MA;
+                                                        false -> MaxAge
+                                                    end,
+                                              {V, MA1, Dep++D};
+                                          Value ->
+                                              {Value, MaxAge, Dep}
+                                      end,
+            case MaxAge of
+                0 -> memo_send_replies(Key, Value1, Server);
+                _ -> set(Key, Value1, MaxAge1, Dep1, Server)
+            end,
+
+            Value1
+        catch
+            ?WITH_STACKTRACE(Class, R, S)
+                memo_send_errors(Key, {throw, R}, Server),
+                erlang:raise(Class, R, S)
+        end
+    after
+        stop_exit_watcher(ExitWatcher)
+    end.
+
+%% @private
+%% @doc Monitors the current process... 
+%% Sends premature_exit throw to depcache server when it detects one.
+start_exit_watcher(Key, Server) ->
+    Self = self(),
+    spawn(fun() ->
+                  Ref = monitor(process, Self),
+                  receive
+                      done ->
+                          erlang:demonitor(Ref);
+                      {'DOWN', Ref, process, Self, _Reason} ->
+                          memo_send_errors(Key, {throw, premature_exit}, Server)
+                  end
+          end).
+
+stop_exit_watcher(Pid) ->
+    Pid ! done.
+
+%% @private
+%% @doc Execute the memo function
+%% Returns the result value
+apply_fun({M,F,A}) -> erlang:apply(M,F,A);
+apply_fun({M,F}) -> M:F();
+apply_fun(Fun) when is_function(Fun) -> Fun().
 
 
 %% @private
diff --git a/test/depcache_tests.erl b/test/depcache_tests.erl
index 906892d..a511221 100644
--- a/test/depcache_tests.erl
+++ b/test/depcache_tests.erl
@@ -145,3 +145,28 @@ memo_raise_test() ->
         ?assertMatch({depcache_tests, raise_error, 0, _}, hd(S))
     end,
     ok.
+
+memo_premature_kill_test() ->
+    {ok, C} = depcache:start_link(#{}),
+
+    LongTask = fun() ->
+                       Fun = fun() ->
+                                     timer:sleep(500),
+                                     done 
+                             end,
+                       depcache:memo(Fun, test, C)
+               end,
+
+    Pid = spawn(LongTask),
+    timer:kill_after(250, Pid),
+    timer:sleep(50),
+    ?assertEqual({throw, premature_exit}, depcache:get_wait(test, C)),
+
+    % Check if another process takes over processing in case of pre-mature exits 
+    Task = spawn(LongTask),
+    timer:kill_after(250, Task),
+    timer:sleep(50),
+    ?assertEqual(done, LongTask()),
+
+    ok.
+